Children’s book authors,
Do you have a website where you collect email addresses from kids?
Are you familiar with United States federal law regarding commercial websites that collect personal information from children? It’s called the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, and a single violation can have a civil penalty of up to $11,000.
Even if you aren’t making money from your author website, it’s a commercial site if you are using it to promote your books. Because of this, you have to be careful how you collect personal information from children.
The best resource for learning about this is the FTC website, but it’s a lot of data and more than most of you need. And this is where I make it clear that I’m not a lawyer (IANAL). But I am familiar with the legislation and best practices that protect children online.
So here are a few basic tips…
Children’s Book Authors and Online Privacy Law « Chris Rettstatt
Chris comes through again with a great tips post for children’s book authors.
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